10 Free Multiplayer Games To Play With Friends When You Run Out Of Ideas For Game Nights
Why go out when you can stay home and play games, right? :P
If you also love to spend your free time gaming like me, but your friends keep on asking you out for outings, try suggesting any of these games to play online while you cosy up at home instead :P
One of the most fun activities you can do with friends without needing to extensively plan for outings would definitely be gaming nights.
You get to stay home, get on Discord (or whatever medium you use to call your friends), and have fun playing games!
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Here are seven multiplayer games on PC that are free-to-play with friends:
1. Trash Patrol (2022) — Play as raccoons on a mission to break-and-enter into an unsuspecting house and steal their precious trash
Ever wanted to cause menace around you... as a raccoon? In Trash Patrol (2022), you and your friends get to sneak around in a human's house and strategise together in order to distract and steal their trash.
As the saying goes, "One man's trash is another raccoon's treasure." ...I think.
This game is available for two to four players.
*Disclaimer: you may need a controller for this game, as the current version has not been integrated with keyboard controls yet.
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Download Trash Patrol here and watch the trailer below:
2. Prison Life (2022) — Play in this police and thief game as sheriffs and thieves during a prison break attempt
Prison Life (2022) is a game of police and thief. Sheriffs try to prevent the thieves from escaping the prison by capturing and arresting them. Craft tools to use for escape as thieves and avoid getting arrested by the sheriffs.
This game is available for three to 11 players.
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Download Prison Life here and watch the trailer below:
3. Come with Me (2021) — A two-player game where you work together to solve puzzles using your different abilities
Come with Me (2021) is set in a mystical world filled with puzzles you have to solve. You and your friend will play as Com and Mi, who both have different abilities. Com, who is big and strong, works with Mi, who is small yet agile, by overcoming obstacles to save the village.
This game is available for two players.
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Download Come with Me here.
4. Deducto (2022) — A deduction game of office politics (literally) where you try to find out who's the murderer and get them fired
In Deducto (2022), you and your friends are office mates who try to figure out the murderer among you. Carry out fun tasks while talking with your friends using proximity voice chat in game, and avoid from getting killed.
This game is available to play for six to 10 players.
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Download Deducto here and watch the trailer below:
5. Spacelines from the Far Out: Flight School (2022) — A demo game where you learn how to run your own spaceship with your friends
Spacelines from the Far Out: Flight School (2022) is a demo of Spacelines from the Far Out game where you attempt to navigate the spaceship from your flight school to the company terminal by carrying out tasks.
This game is available for one to three players.
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Download Spacelines from the Far Out: Flight School here and watch the trailer below:
6. Goose Goose Duck (2021) — It's geese against the world in this social deduction game where you and fellow geese try to figure out who among you is a malicious duck
In Goose Goose Duck (2021), you and your friends play as geese. However, there's a duck and other malicious birds out to destroy the world. Try not to get goosebumps (pun intended) as you solve tasks quickly while you avoid getting murdered.
This game is available for up to 16 players.
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Download Goose Goose Duck here and watch the trailer below:
If you prefer mobile games, here are three free-to-play mobile games you can play with your friends:
1. Identity V — A one versus four horror game where you can either play as a hunter or a survivor
Play as a hunter or one of the survivors in Identity V. The game has over 30 survivor and 24 hunter characters with different, unique abilities and powers, making the gameplay constantly interesting. There are two custom game modes where you're able to play a one versus four match or a two versus eight match.
The game is available for five to 10 players.
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Download Identity V here and watch the trailer below:
2. Suspects: Mystery Mansion — A murder mystery where you attempt to figure out who the killer is
Try to solve a mysterious murder with your friends in Suspects: Mystery Mansion. Carry out tasks to investigate the killers' identity while you avoid being the next victim.
The game is available for up to 10 players.
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Download Suspects: Mystery Mansion here and watch the trailer below:
3. Hide Online — A mobile prop hunt game where you play as a hunter or try to blend in with the environment as a prop
In Hide Online, you and your friends play hide and seek in this prop hunt-based game. You get randomised as a hunter or a prop. Look out for clues and noise as hunter while the props are disguised as a chair, a box, and more, as they try to outrun the hunters and be the last prop standing.
The game is available for up to five players.
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Image via Google Play
Download Hide Online here and watch the trailer below:
If you're looking for more games to play, here are some suggestions:
Don't want to play games that you need to pay or download? Here are some online games instead:
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